Ticket printing and issuing machine



Feb. 24, 1953 J HANDLEY 2,629,319

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Feb. 24, 1953 Flled May 51, 1946 Patented Feb. 24, 1953 TICKET PRINTING AND ISSUING MACHINE John Handley, London, England, assignor to The Union Totalisator Company Limited, Glasgow, Scotland, a company of Great Britain Application May 31, 1946, Serial No. 673,353 In Great Britain May 5, 1944 7 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in ticket printing and issuing machines suitable for use with totalisators.

In a machine according to the invention ticket printing, issuing and guillotining mechanisms derive their actuation from mechanism brought into action by energization of a solenoid.

The printing mechanism includes type wheels directly positioned by the depression of selecting keys which engage slots or cam-tracks in traversing mechanism geared to. the type wheels.

As will appear from what follows, the machine is contrived to issue tickets for Win and Place and Forecast betting, which includes Reverse bets and Field bets on the Forecast Pool.

A practical embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 shows the machine with the front cover and other parts removed, Fig. 2 shows the machine with the cover removed from the right hand side, Fig. 3 is a section through 33 in Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a section through the front of the machine immediately behind the counters, Fig. 5 is a section through 5-5 in Fig. 1, Fig. 6 is a combination of sections 5-6 in Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is a part view of the underside of the machine with the bottom cover removed.

In the drawings, (Figs. 2, 5 and 6) I denotes a solenoid having a plunger l retraction of which is resisted by a spring I. The solenoid is controlled by a contact switch 2 adapted to be held open normally by a pawl 3 controlled by a contactor rotor or spindle 4 which carries two pins 5 adapted to engage the pawl 3 and release the contacts 2.

The plunger l is in operative connection with an eccentric shaft '6 (Figs. 1 and 2) through a link 1. An eccentric 6 (Figs. Zand 3) fixed on the shaft 6 is adapted to act on a platen 8 arranged to thrust a strip 9 of paper against an inking ribbon l and a type plate II. A screw I 2 is provided whereby the pressure exerted by the platen 8 on the ribbon l0 and type plate ll may be adjusted.

The shaft 6 is connected by a link l3 (Fig. 2) to an arm on a paper feed shaft M (Fig. 3) which carries an arm l furnished with a knurled eccentric roller l6 and a smooth roller I! adapted to follow the arc of a curved guide. I8. A spring 19 urges the roller l6 towards the paper strip 9. A spring 20 urges another knurled eccentric roller 2| towards the paper strip 9. l

. A lever 22 attached to the shaft 23 of the roller 16 allows the roller I 6 to be turned back manually against the spring l9, thereby freeing the paper.

Similarly, the roller 2| may be turned back against the spring 20 by a lever 24 (Fig. 3).

An arm 25 (Fig. 2) on the shaft I 4 is adapted to be latched against a pawl 25 when the shaft [4 is rotated by operation of the solenoid I. A pin 21 is arranged to trip the pawl 26 on the return stroke of the plunger I thereby releasing thearm 25 and the paper feed shaft l4.

A pin 28 (Fig. 3) mounted on an arm 28 fixed to the shaft I 4 is adapted to rock a guillotine lever 29 on counter-clockwise rotation of the shaft It whereby to retract a guillotine blade 30. A tooth 3| on the lever 29 is adapted to be engaged by a pawl 32 on a bell-crank 32' whereby the guillotine blade 30 is held open against the pull of a spring 33. A lost-motion lever 34 attached loosely to the shaft 14 and the arm I5 is adapted to trip the bell-crank 32', whereby the guillotine blade 30 may be thrust forwardly by the spring 33 so as to cut the paper strip.

The arm I5 is urged in clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 3, by a spring 35 (Fig. 2). A rocker 38 (Fig. 3) urged by a spring 3! is adapted to raise the platen 8 when the shaft 6 has returned to its initial position.

A frame 38 supporting the guillotine blade '30 is arranged for easy removal to clear a paper jam by the manipulation of finger levers 39 arranged to withdraw pawls 40 from slots in side plates 4| and 42 (Figs. land 2).

To ensure that the paper strip 9 is at rest before the guillotine operates, the arm [5 is adapted to come to rest against a block. 43 (Fig. 3) before a pin 44 on the lost-motion lever 34 can, under the influence of a plunger 45 and a spring 46, take up the clearance provided in a hole 41, thereby releasing the pawl 32 on the bell-crank 32' which allows the guillotine blade 3|] to function.

Three type wheels 48, 49 and 50 are provided to print particulars of the betting transactions. The wheel 48 is adapted to print the stake, the wheel 49 is adapted to print the win or place competitor numbers or the 1st competitor forecast or the field for 1st place, and the wheel 50 is adapted to print the win or place competitor numbers or the 2nd competitor forecast or the field for 2nd place.

The type wheels 48, 49 and 59 are adapted to rotate up to in clockwise or counter-clockwise direction under the influence of toothed sectors 5!, 52 and 53, respectively, meshing with pinions on the type wheels (Fig. 3).

The type wheels and sectors are assisted to return to their normal positions by centralising collars 54 (Fig. 4) urged by springs 55 towards fixed collars 5 5 on shafts 51. The centralising collars 54 bear against screw heads 58 (Fig. 3) attached to the sectors 5!, 52 and 53. This centralising mechanism-is also intended to take up back lash-in the movable parts. In the normal 1 position the type Wheels are so arranged that they are set for printing the word Test.

Lever extensions of the sectors 5|, 52 and 53" engage slots in slidable bars :EQIid-and Blyre spectively, connected by fingers '62, 63 and 64 to control plates 65, 6 6 and SL'respectively (Figs-3 engageablelby rollers; E59 iii, 1st selection keys TH.

The control of.the.curved slot opposite'each key. In this way the. type wheels are po'sitioned to'print theselectio'ns called for. V

Anystake key it is adapted-to be locked down by ,allo'cking .bar 13;" any 1st selection key N is adapted to be" locked down by a locking bar It;

and anyZndselection key '82 is adapted to be lockedxdo'wn by a locking bar l5 (Fig. 4). This locking isefiected by the locking bars engaging slots' 15" (Fig..7).formed in the keys 353, ii and 16 (Fig. 4) is a test'key adapted'to lock the COTItIOlibZtIS in their normal-position ready to printa 'test'ticket. The key it is itself adapted to" be .lo'ckedpdown bya control bar "ll arranged to .engage'a slot in-the key it as for the other keys. Leaf springs 58 urge the locking bars i3; 14 and "i5 into the slots 15 in the keys 79', H and 12'.

A cancel rocker shaft '59 (Figs. 4 and 7) is adapted'to pull the locking bars '53-, M andl5 out ofthefslots 15 in the depressed keys by means-of pins lfiengaging slots in said locking bars, whereby the depressed keys are freed to return to their initial positions.

A =check" bar shaft 80 (Fig. 4) 'carriesthree fingers 8Dzi', of which one finger bears on the end of thelockingbar it; one finger bears on theend ofthe'locking bar M and the third finger bears on the end of the locking'bar 15. All three looking bars must each have moved longitudinally to lo'ck a key down before the check bar shaft 86 can turn.

To ensure that one key ineach row is fully' depressed and locked down, three engagement bars 8I,'8l and83 (Fig.'6) are each adapted to be -depressed by keys .1 Eijl'l and 72, respectively,

when their'strokeis almost completed. The en-- gagement bars 8|, 82 and 83 are adaptedto-withe draw releas'e bai's t i', 85 and BR'respeotively, by means-of bell-cranks 8|", 62""and 83'.

sh'aft 80 lies adjacent to the release bars 34, 85

andsfi; sothat a pin L88 on an 'armififia opera tively connected to a tooth 89 on 'an'arm waiby a rocker shaft tiivto which the arms are attached (Fig;:'6);'can drop and lift the tooth 89 onlywhen A springeurged'roller 9i (Figs. 5 and 6 mounted on an arm 9Ia is adapted to .press againsta camt92-i'fixed-to the contactor rotor E and thus urgezitrto: rotates Continuous rotation "of the" rotor 4 is prevented by a tooth 93 controlled by A look. check bar 8? (Fig. 5) connected tothe check barv depressed to an operating relay 9%. Cams and 96 mounted on the rotor 5 are adapted to close contacts 91 and 98 by means of rollers 91' and 98'. These contacts are so contrived that the contact 91 signals control apparatus referred to in U. S. patent application SerialsNoI I 5531609, now Patent No; 2,479,631;'to send the bet, and the "contact 98 prepares circuits to a check relay Hi9 (Fig. 5) which is adapted to operate when the bet is accepte'dr A tooth fit-carried by the same mounting as the tooth 93 and operated by the relay 96 is also adapted *to restrain the contactor rotor 4 are arranged to" con'rplete a circuit to thecheck.

relay Hill by way: of contacts" I 06 (Fig.5)

A link Hi7 (Fig.2) is .operatively connected at" one en'd to an 'i'armfonlthe paper feed :shaft I4 and at the other end :to -"an arm" *onia control; rocker shafti'IilEIXFig; 6).' A. toothed-usegment its (Figs; 4' and 5) attached'to' the shaft I88 is f arranged 'to' mesh with "a pinion I I8 bearing. an arm III' furnished with a pawl -iI !2' at the endrein'ote'i'romthe pinion." The .pawlil I2 is sep-,-- arated by a movable sh1'oud 'II3 from a ratchet wheel .I It 'fiXGdJLOILfiflC01lIlt8I."dIlV rshaft I I5 (Fig. .6) adapted :toinput in operative connec tionwithia total icounter I l'fiyandwith a win counteriI Ii, oria placei'counter II8 ,'or:a fore.-.- cast "counter-1.1 I9. (Figsx-l and. 5):,said counters.

being responsive to 'movements of 'bet-sending I keysz.

A rocker plate I25 (Fig 6) is mounted rigidly' on the shaft I88 and is adapted :to pass-over a trip Dawl'i 2'I attached to a cancelrocker-I22- (Fig. The. other endiof the :plate I 26 carries a' set-up pawl I23' (Fig. 6) contrived to engage oneof the: two pins 5'on'the contactorrotor 4 when the set-up'pawl is lifted by the plate I20. A- boss I24 also mounted on the plate I20 is adapted to slide along 'a rod I24 furnished 'at itsfreeend with nuts I25 acting as a stop. Theother end of therod' I24 is attached to an oper. ating. spring J25 adapted .to urge the solenoid. switch 2 to close. In the normal position the: springJZS is arrangedto be held up by thepawl 3 whereby" the contacts. '2 remain;..open.againste the action of thespring I261:

Acancellink I21 .(Fig.; 5) connects the rocker-:2. I22 and; the rocker'shaft "I9, whereby movementofthe rocker I22. will withdraw-the locking bars 13, M and 15 and release the operated" keys.

A cancel magnet I28 (Fig. 4) is coupled-by a link I29 to a rocker I39 (Fig. 6) on'shaft I68 also inoperative COIlIlBOfiOIl-With the rocker I22.

in sucha way that, when the magnet I28 operates, rotating the contactor rotor, the tooth 89 attached to the shaft 90 may be thrust clear of the contactor rotor even though the pin 88 is still held up by the release bars 84, 85 and/or 86. The magnet I28 may also be arranged for manual operation by a switch in a control room. To provide against any fault which might prevent the counters from registering a bet, the control apparatus is so contrived that the relay I will stop the contactor rotor from completing its rotation by interposing a tooth I35 (Fig.

) in the path of a dog (not shown) on the rotor 4.

An additional pair of contacts I35 (Fig. '1) is provided for operation by the win and the place keys. Electrical connections are so arranged that operation of either of these two keys can complete electrical circuits to a set of change over relays, adapted to disconnect the machine from the common wiring of forecast equipment and connect the machine to the common wiring of win and place equipment, as explained in U. S. patent application Serial No. 553,009.

Two change-over contacts I31 (Fig. 7) arranged for operation by the test key are adapted to disconnect the check signal wires from the control equipment and energise the relay I00, thereby allowing a test ticket to be printed Without the usual check signal from the control equipment.

When the test key 16 is depressed, it is adapted to actuate a rocker I38 (Fig. 3) which is in turn adapted to depress the engagement bar 83 and displace a test control plate I39. Lobes I39 formed in said control plate I39 are adapted to depress the other engagement bars 8| and 82 when the plate I39 is displaced. At the same time projections I39 on the plate I39 are arranged to engage the control plates 65 and 66 and thus lock them against movement. The control plate 91 will be locked at the same time by the engagement of the roller 69 with the straight slot 68 in the plate 61 (Fig. 7)

The shroud II3 (Fig. 6) partly surrounding the ratchet wheel H4 is adapted to be moved by a toothed sector I40 meshing with a pinion I4I attached to the shroud. The sector I40 bears on a stake cam plate I42 (Fig. 4) attached to the slidable bar 59 controlled by the stake keys 10. The stake cam plate is provided with paral- 191 steps, each step corresponding to an advance of one betting unit over the last step. The dimensions of the steps are such that, when the sector I40 bears against any particular step, the shroud H3 actuated by the sector will be uncovering an appropriate number of teeth on the ratchet wheel II 4 for engagement by the pawl The reverse key REV is adapted to shift the slidable bar 59 by an amount corresponding to the number of money units involved.

The field stake key Fs is adapted to move the slidable bar 59 to the left when viewed as in Fig. 4 until the sector I40 bears on a field cam I43 which is arranged to move the sector a distance corresponding to the money transaction involved.

A thumb wheel I44 (Fig. 4) is provided to make adjustments in the stakes if competitors are withdrawn from the field. The wheel I44 is mounted on a common shaft with a pinion I45 which meshes with another pinion I46 on one end of a shaft I41. The shaft I41 carries at its other end a pinion I48 meshing with a pinion I49 (Fig. 6) mounted on the same shaft as the cam I43. Rotation of the wheel I44 till the number of competitors actually taking part in a particular race is displayed on the wheel will thus rotate the cam I43 to the appropriate position, resulting in the shroud II3 being positioned so that the pawl IIZ can only move the ratchet Wheel II4 by the correct amount. The

cam I43 has four lobes I50, I50, I5I and. I52

corresponding to six runners, five runners, four runners, and three runners, respectively. A spring I53 (Fig. 6) is provided to urge the sector I46 towards the cam I 43.

A connection is provided from the control room to every terminal on a rotary switch. I54 mounted on the same shaft as the wheel I44 and adapted to energise a control relay in the con-- trol room only if the wheel I 44 is set for the correct number of competitors. The control relay in the control room can then energise the operating relay 94 (Fig. 5) by circuits provided. Current for the control relay is arranged to pass to the control relay via a rotary race control switch I55 on the same shaft as, and operated by, a race control wheel I55. The wheel I56 is also connected through skew gears I51, I58 and pinions I59, I50 and IEI (Fig. 3) to a race number type wheel I5I', (Fig. 4) whereby the correct race number Will be printed on the ticket.

A pinion I62 (Fig. 5) rigidly attached to the counter drive shaft H5 is arranged to be continuously in mesh with a pinion I82 on the shaft of the counter H5 so that a total of all of the transactions made by the machine may be registered. A sleeve I53 furnished with three pinions I63, I83 and I63 is splined on the counter drive shaft H5. The three pinions are positioned so that lateral movement of the sleeve I63 will cause one of the three counters H1, II8 and H9 to be put in operative connection with the shaft H5. A spring I84 bearing on the end of the sleeve I63 tends to keep the forecast counter I 59 in operative connection with the shaft I I5.

The slidable bar 60 connected to the place key P by elements 53 and 56 is furnished with a plate I55 adapted to engage a toggle I65 (Figs. 4 and 5) in engagement with a collar I51 on the sleeve I53. The plate I85 is so positioned on the bar 50, which is in operative connection with the place key through plate 56, that depression of the place key will result in lateral movement of the sleeve I53 against the spring I54 sufficient to tak the pinion I53 out of engagement with the forecast counter H9 and to put the place counter H8 in connection with the pinion I63 Similarly, depression of the win key W is adapted to move the bar 50 a greater distance, resulting in the win counter II1 being engaged. The total counter H9 remains continuously in mesh irrespective of what other counter is being used. To ensure that the teeth on the pinions on the counter drive shaft H5 and the teeth on the pinions driving the counters are always in correct relationship for engagement, a corrector I98 (Fig. 4) is adapted to engage the pinion I62, and also governs the pinion I 63, I53 I63 since they are on the common sleeve I63 splined to the same shaft I I5 as the pinion I62. Detents I89 (Fig. 6) engage the pinions on the counters II1, II 8 and H9.

To prevent faulty operation of the machine, check bars are provided to prevent operation of certain keys when certain other keys have been depressed. A field stake check bar I10 aeeaere (Fig.5; 4); adapted "for: operation by thei :field stake key-Fe" is arranged 'to-engage a pin H- under the field, check shaft Ill.- A win or place checkbar-I'I Z is adapted-toengage pin I12 on thetop of the shaft Ill, whereby,

when-the .win1or:place'key is depressed, the

shaft -I'II- iszheldin such aposition as to prevent" movement of the bar I'IB, thus locking the fieldstake key Fe in" inoperative position.

The win and""place check bar I'IZ- also engages apin I12 over .a reverse check shaft I'I'3',=so'that a reverse check bar I'M in engagement with a pin I'M under the shaft, I13 is prevented from. moving when the win or place key is down, thereby lockingthe reverse key REV ininoperative position. Similarly, op-

erationof the key Fs or the Reverse key REV F& and F01, respectively (see Fig. 7), and are normally urged into engagement with these keys byarspring III (Fig. 4:) on the shaft Ill. The keys F8; and F0! will thus remain permanently locked except when the key F5 is operated wherea by the shaft III will berotated by the bar I'M-.against the spring I11; and the bars I15 and 1116 will-be withdrawn.

To ensure that, when the field stake key F8 is. operated, one or other of the keys Fit and Fd is-also operated, a link I13 is contrived to be moved towards the keys by movement of the shaft I'II resulting from the depression of the key Fs. This movement of the shaft I'l'i is also-arrangedto. carry towards the keys a lever l'l9,.a first competitor check bar iBil, and a second competitor check bar I8I (Fig.4). Thus, if any key I& to. 68: .wereto be depressed,v all of the second competitor keys I to 6 would be locked and only Fcl would be free to operate, by movement of the bar I88, the lever I19 and the bar I8I. Similarly, depression of any key I to..6 would look all of. the keys I& to 68:, leaving only F8: free.

To prevent the calling of the same competitor number for-bothfirst and second place, pins I82 (Fig. 6) are provided between key-s I& and I, 28; and 2 and so onup to and including keys E8:

and 6. The pins I82 are coned at each end, the a I58" and the pinions I59, I66 and IIiI, and also sends a signal to the control apparatus by the rotary switch I55.

The wheel I44 is set for-the number of competitors known to be actually taking part in the race. This sends asignal to the control apparatus by the rotary switch I54 and also, by means of the pinions I45 and I46, the shaft I41 and.

Aty the same time;depression' of the keyiforces.

the. rollers 69-into the slots 68.in..the control plates 65, 66 and GL causing the plates. to move to. one side or the other, moving the bars 59, 160

and 6! by thefingers 62,63 and.64.. Movement of the bars moves the sectors 5I,152 and-53,

rotating the type wheels 48, 49 and 50 to a'position where they are ready .to print particulars of the transaction shown on the depressed keys. 'When the bar 59 rnoves, the stake cam plate I42 attached to it rotates the sector I40 which moves the shroud IE3 around the ratchetwheel ll i, so that the pawl H2 when actuated will;

engage the ratchet wheel I I4 at the correct point to move the counters the correct number of units. Alternatively, when the -field stakekeyv Fs is depressed, the bar 59 moves the field cam-I43 underthe sectorMiI; the cam. I43 then moves the sector and shroud the appropriate distance.

as before.

Depression of the keys also withdraws the release bars B4,-- and 86 by means of the engagement bars 85,52 and 83. properly looked down, the locking bars.l3..-"I4 and '15 moving into slots in the depressed keys to lockthem down and take with them the three fingers 8% mounted onthe check bar shaft 80 andby rotation of this shaft withdraw the lock check bar 8?, permitting the pin 88 to drop and lift the tooth 89 out of. the engagement with the contactor rotor.

The roller 9i bearing on the cam 92 .mounted on the contactor rotor 4 forces therotor to rotate until checked by the-tooth93 '.of the relay 94.

At this point the cam 95 closes the contacts 97, thus signalling the control apparatus to send the bet, and the cam-96 closes the contacts 98 preparing circuits to the checkrelay Iilii.

When the control apparatus is ready to send the bet, the relay 941s energised, withdrawing the tooth 93 from engagement with the contactor rotor and allowingthe rotor to rotate until. it is held again on the tooth 99.. When the relay 96 operates, it also closes'the contacts II]! to energise the circuits to the remote control apparatus already described through the contacts I02, I03 and H34. ihe appropriate counters in the remote control apparatus now operate to register the bet and send back an impulse tov the check relay Ifiil via the contacts I96. The check relay It'll now operates and releases the relay 94 so that the contactor rotor rotates to its final.

position, tripping the pawl 3 by one of the pins 5, thus allowing the contacts 2 to close, and energising the solenoid I.

The solenoid .I rotates the shaft 6 by the link' I and the cam 6' on the shaft 6 and forces the platen 8 .down on the paper. strip 3, the inking ribbon Iii, the type plate II and the type Wheels 48, '49, 5t and lei to print the ticket.

While the shaft 5 is rotating, the link I3' 'lS rotating the shaft it so that the arms Iii swing in counter-clockwise direction when viewed as in Fig. 3. The knurled roller I6 and the smooth roller I? slide over the paper and follow the arc of the curved guide Ilto prepare for a return movement which will deliver the ticket when printed. The knurled grip roller 2i biased by the spring 26 prevents the paper from slipping back. I

At the completion of the stroke of the solenoid plunger I the arm 25. on the shaft It is latched by the pawl 26.

While the arm I5 and the shaft. i i are moving in counter-clockwise direction, the pin 28' depresses the guillotine lever 29 and opens the When the keys are 9 guillotine blade 30 until the guillotine lever 29 is latched by the tooth 3| attached to it engaging the pawl 32, thus holding the guillotine blade in open position.

When the solenoid operates, rotating the shaft 6, the link III'I actuates the shaft I98 and the segment I09 rotates the pinion II!) which carries with it the arm I I I and the pawl I I2. The pawl I I2 passes over the shroud I I3 which has already been positioned by the operation of one of the stake keys and engages the ratchet wheel I54 which rotates the shaft II5, thereby registering the value of the ticket issued on both the total counter and on the forecast, or the win or place counter, depending on the keys depressed. Simultaneously the toe of the plate I29 passes the trip pawl I2I of the rocker I22 and the set up pawl I23 is lifted to re-engage one of the pins on the contactor rotor. The boss I24 engages the nuts I25 on the rod I24 and lifts the spring I26 off the contacts 2, breaking the circuits and allowing the plunger I to be returned by the spring I. The spring I23 when lifted up is latched on the pawl 3, holding open the contacts 2.

The return movement of the plunger I rotates the shaft 6 and the eccentric Ii in the reverse direction, allowing the platen 8 to be raised by the spring 31 acting through the rocker 36.

When the plunger I completes its return stroke, the pin 21 engages the pawl 25 and releases the arm 25 on the shaft I4. The shaft I4 now rotates under the influence of the spring 35, causing the arm I5 to feed the paper strip forward, pushin the printed ticket out of the machine.

At the end of the swing of the arm I5, the

lever 34 strikes the bell-crank 32' which disengages the pawl 32 from the tooth 3I on the lever 29. The spring 33 now rotates the lever 29 and pushes down the blade 39 to cut off the ticket.

The spring 35 in rotating the shaft I4 in clockwise direction, as seen in Fig. 2, moves the link I01 to the left whereby to rotate the shaft I98 in the reverse direction, i. e., counter-clockwise as viewed in Fig. 6. This restores the pawl Hi! to its original position by the reverse movement of the sector I99. The toe of the plate I20 also engages the trip pawl I 2I and actuates the rocker I22, the link I 21 and the shaft I9, thereby withdrawing the locking bars I3, I4 and I5 by engagement of the pins I9 with slots in the locking bars, releasing the depressed keys which are then returned by their springs.

The'set up pawl I23 which had engaged one of the pins 5 on the contactor rotor now rotates the contactor rotor until the roller 9| passes over the peak of the cam 92. The contactor rotor is then retained on the tooth 89 in readiness for another cycle of operations.

To test the mechanism, the test key T is depressed. This key operates the machine in the same way as when a normal betting ticket is 7 test position prevents the pawl II2 from giving any rotational movement to the counters, there- 10 byleaving them in the same position as before the issue of the test ticket.

The counting mechanism originally claimed herein is now claimed in divisional application Ser. No. 3,798 filed January 22nd, 1948, Patent No. 2,527,996.

What is claimed is:

l. A ticket printing and issuing machine for use with totalisators, including a ticket printing mechanism comprising a plurality of type wheels for printing a ticket showing the amount of the stake and the competitors selected for first and second place, said wheels including a wheel for printing the stake for which the ticket is issued, a second wheel for printing the competitor number selected for first place and a third wheel for printing the competitor number selected for second place, a separate set of keys for operating each type wheel, mechanism associated with each set of keys for operating its respective type wheel, an actuator for operating the printing mechanism, means for energizing the actuator on op eration of a key in each set of keys, the set of keys for the stake wheel including a reverse key for reverse betting, a check bar operable by the reverse key, a reverse check shaft having a pin engaged by said check bar, the set of keys for operating the second wheel including keys for win and place respectively, a check bar associated with the win and place keys, and a second pin in the reverse check shaft engageable by the check bar associated with the win and place keys, whereby depression of the win or place key operates the reverse check shaft to lock the reverse key in inoperative po sition and vice versa.

2. A ticket printing and issuing machine for use with totalisators, including a ticket printing mechanism comprising a plurality of type wheels for printing a ticket showing the value of the stake and the competitors selected for first and second place, said wheels including a wheel for printing the stake for which the ticket is issued, a second wheel for printing the competitor number selected for first place and a third wheel for printing the competitor number selected for second place, a separate set of keys for operating each type wheel, mechanism associated with each set of keys for operating its respective type wheel, an actuator for operating the printing mechanism, and means for energizing the actuator'on operation of a key in all of the sets of keys, the said mechanism for operating the respective type wheels by the keys including a toothed sector for each wheel arranged to rotate the type wheel, a control plate for each set of keys, a slidable bar connecting the control plate with the sector for the type wheel for the particular set of keys, each control plate having curved slots therein respectively adjacent keys of its set, and a roller carried by each key engaging in one of the slots in the control plate whereby depression of a key forces the plate associated therewith to move laterally an amount depending upon the curvature of the slot associated therewith.

3. A ticket printing and issuing machine as claimed in claim 2, in which one of said sets of keys includes a test key and that the slot for the test key in the controlplate associated therewith is straight, whereby actuation of the test key does not move the control plate.

4. A ticket printing and issuing machine for use with totalisators, including a ticket printing mechanism comprising a plurality of type wheels for printing a ticket showing the value of the 7 a check bar for each set of keys for locking the keys of the set in place, means associated with certain of the keys for operating the check bar for 1 other keys-to l-ock said other keys against operation when. said certain keys are depressed, an ,actuator for operating the printing mechanism, and means for energizing the actuator on opera- .tion of a key in all of the sets of keys.

. 5.-A ticket printing and issuing machine for usewith totalisators, including a ticket printing mechanism comprising a plurality of type wheels for printing a ticket showing the value of the stake and the competitors selected for first and second place, said wheels including a wheel for printing the stake for which the ticket is issued, a second wheel for printing the competitor number selected for first place and a third wheel for print ing the competitor number selected for second a place, a separate set of keys for operating each type wheel, mechanism associated with each set of keys for operating its respective type Wheel, the set of keys for operating the stake printing wheel including a field key, each of the other sets of keys including competitor keys, a rotatable check shaft operatively associated with the field key, a slotted link, a pin on said check shaft engaging in the slot of said link, a check bar operatively associated with the competitor keys of each. of

said other sets of keys, a lever attached to said bars and to said link, an actuator for operating the printing mechanism, and means for energizing the actuator on operation of a key in all of the .sets of keys.

6. A ticket printing and issuing machine for usewithtotalisators, including a ticket printing .mechanism comprising a plurality of type wheels for printing a ticket showing the value of the stake and the competitors selected for first and second place, said wheels including a wheel for printing the stake for which the ticket is issued, Yasecond wheel for printing the competitor numberselected forfirs't place and a third wheel for printingthe competitor number selected for sec- ..ond place, a separateset of keys for-operating each type wheel, mechanism associated with each set of keys for operating its respective type wheel, the sets of keys foroperating the second .and third printing. Wheels being arranged in adjacent rows with selected keys in one row aractuator for .operating the printing mechanism,

Number 7. A'ticket printing. and issuing .machine for use with totalisators, includinga ticket; printing mechanism comprising a plurality of type wheels for printing a ticket showing "thevalue of the stake and the competitors selected for first and second place, said wheels including a wheel for printing the stake for which theiticket is issued. a second wheel for printing the .competitor number selected for first place and a third wheel for printing the competitor number selected for second place, a separate set of keys for operating each type Wheel, mechanism associated with each set of. keys for operating its respective type wheel, the set of keys for operating the stake printing wheel including keys for different standard amounts of money, and a field stake key for field betting, the set of keys for operating the second printing wheel including keys for win and place and a key for field. for first place, the set of keys for operating the third type wheel including a field key, a check barassociated with the set of keys for operating the second printing Wheel, a second check bar associated with said field stake key, a field check shaft having a pin therein engageable. by said second check bar, a second pin in said shaft, a third check bar engageable by said second pin and operatively associated with the win and place keys, means actuated by depression of the field stake key for moving said first. mentioned check bar into locking position with respect to the keys associated therewith, the depressionof said field stake key also eifecting lateral movement of said third check bar into locking positionwith respect to the win and place keys, an actuator for operating the printing mechanism, and means for energizing the actuator on operation of a key in all of the sets of keys.

JOHN HANDLEY.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Keen Oct; 20, 1942 Julius, Qi Nov. 23; 1943 Keen June 19,1945

; FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain Sept. 24 ,1945 Great Britain Oct. 14, 1948 Patzelt "Oct." 21; 1941 

